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TOKEN
Unique ID: LEIC-27C1C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval lead alloy token, 22mm in diameter and 2mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 6.10grams. The object is circular and has been partially cut through. On one side it has a raised number 1599 flanked by two borders of cross hatching. There is also a pierced hole near the edge next to the start of the number. The otherside has a central motif with curved edges, but it is worn. The style of the numbers suggest they represent a date and that the object is possibly a date tag for something, given the hole.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1599
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 6.1 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd April 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Rutland
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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